config->item('backup_user'); $pass = $this->config->item('backup_pass'); if ($user == '' || $pass == '' || !isset($_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER']) || $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] != $user || $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_PW'] != $pass) { header('WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="Backup"'); header('HTTP/1.0 401 Unauthorized'); exit; } } function index() { // Load the DB utility class $this->load->dbutil(); // Backup your entire database and assign it to a variable $backup = & $this->dbutil->backup(); // Load the download helper and send the file to your desktop $this->load->helper('download'); force_download('stikked.gz', $backup); } }